Vehicle-wheel.



J. T. KOEN.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED DEG 2, 1910.

Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

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no it known that l, Josnrn T. lionn, of )neida, in the county of llladison, in the ate oi New York have invented new and improvements in Vehicle-ll heels, or which tie following, taken in connection nit-h the acconnpanying drawings, is a full clear, and exact description.

This invention. relates to cert in improve ments in vehicle Wheels and although it i. particularly adapted for push-carts, it is equally useful in connection with other wehit-les in which wheels with Wire spokes are desirable. In this class of wheels the inner ends of the spokes are usually oil'set or bent laterally and engaged in apertures in radially projecting flanges on the hub and therefore requires that the spokes be made of easily bendable ivire which is susceptible to stretching and other deformations under the strains to which they are subjected, thereby limiting the use of this class or" wheels to comparatively light. vehicles. Furthermore in assembling the Wire spokes, in a wheel, Where they are passed through radial flanges on the hub, it is necessary to bend or spring the spokes more or less after being attached to the hub in order to properly seat the outer ends in the rim or threaded nipples by which the are attached to the rim and this also limits the size of the wire to that which easily bendable and capable of being sprung by hand.

The main object therefore of my present invention is to permit the use of wire spokes or round rods of any size so that this class of wheel may be made practicable for heavy as Well as light vehicles or loads. In other words recognizing the strength, durability, li hti and economy of manufacture of this type of wheel, I have sought to nialce practicable its production in any size and for any purpose either as a vehicle Wheel or pulley. I i r A further object is to enable the spokes to assembled in the hub and riin'without necessity for bending or springing the same and a still further object is to provide means for retaining the spokes against-radial inward thrust both during the fastening of their outer ends to rim and also when 1 0 all whom it may concern:

the Wheel in use.

Other ohyects and uses will be brought out in the following descriptlon.

, In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side ele non of a vehicle Wheel embodying the Specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed December :2, 1910.

nular end heads 3 I Patented (T t-to 2%, 1912. Serial Ho. 595,215.

various features of my invention, a portion of the riin being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged lengthwis sectional View through the hub taken on line 2 -2, Fig. 1. 3 is a similar sectional view except. that the flanges on the end of the hub are turned outwardl instead of inwardly. Fig. l is an enlarged sectional View of aportion oi the rim and one of the attaching nipples for se-- curing one of the spokes thereto. Fig. 5 is a similar sectional Yew of a portion. of the rim and adjacent end of one of the spokes riveted thereto. l ig. of the spring seals, partly in section, showing also a transverse section of the shaft and key Ill locking the shaft to the spring In illustrating k tion 1 have shown a p .1 tion of one side of a Wagon or pnslrcart. comprising an axle .=L--- upon which is mounted one or more spring seats --areceiving and supporting a spring a each spring seat bein lock l to the axle by a key or pin Z;- i inch is tilted in raC in the contguous sides of the axle and seat, the axle being additionally held in place by a metal strap or hearing -cand clamping bolts -c as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, or, in some insir'kes, I may employ an axle -D*- having an angular portion --a seated in a corresponding angular bearing -i7 on the underside of the spring seat -ashown .in ig. -3-, the object' in both instances being to lock the axle against rotation relatively to the frame of the vehicle.

vehicle wl eel forming the subject of my present invention comprises a hub havin horizontally disposed annular ten es spaced some distance apart axially and provided with radial spoke openings for receiving the inner ends of round iron rods or Wire spokes, said hub being also provided to preyent inward end thrust of said spokes, the outer ends of the spokes being secured to a sui able rini.

In Figs. 1 and. 2 l have shown a-hub as composed of a'tuhular section'.1 of cast metal or other'suitable material and opposite end clamps 2- which. may also be made of cast or sheet metal, the tubular section -1- being PIQYld'ECl with enlarged integral anhaving annular peoperation. of my inven 6 an end View of one v with annular bearings within their corrcspending flanges to form ahutments for and riph erat the inner ends of the at scribed 'lfht end elanipsepar t' nu the tubule.-

cures fecti: n (prefe "ably intnrnett} thing; "1 having a circular row ot radial apertures spaced uniform distant-es apart tor receiving the inner ends of suitable r und iron or wire spokes t-l t Tl e: thingies are ctlneentrie with and en V peripheries tof their respective 1 and are spaced apart a tance therefrom to receive the --10- on the inner ends of the spoki 'ieripheries ot' the heads -31 set-vin abutlnents for the heads --1U-- to huh spokes against seinbled on the hub.

The object in hulking:

the end clamps ----2' separate from anti de- I v and o posite E found.

taehably securing them to the lltItt permit the spokes to be reai'tity pas the inside of th apertures in the flanges -7- before the clamps --2-- are secured to the heads i) on the main body t utter which the spokes may be secured to the rim "without bending I may or springing and the sections =2 then be clamped to the end heads in the manner described, thereby holding spokes in substantially rad ial attachment to a rim or telly t-. attachments may be made either threi medium of threaded nipples ;-1 as shown in Fig. or by riveting; the outer ends of the spok s diret'rtiy to the rim as shown in Fig. 5-. in Fig. 3 the he tachable and indicated by the reterenee character 2 rated by the rettn'ence character 13' and are integral. with the main body .1 oil the hub.

ot the hub are detlheheade 2" are secured to the end. clamps it by suitable tastening means as bolts the latter being; cout'nuous and extended through suitable apertures in the end clamps 3 and heads 2 mrallel with the axis ot the hub although it is evident that the heads E3-- and clamps 1 may be secured together in a. manner milar to that shown in Fig. '2' 01' the bolts shown in Fig. i'l may be used to clamp the sections -'t-- and -l--- tegether.

,s-pri aging I tlte so as to permit such spokes to he mered i radially the required distance to inward end thrust when it i ivit e end clamps up through the the lines ready tor '1 these and the end clamps are indithe the the the are As previouslytated in assembling parts of the wheel shown in 3 spokes are first passed radially from inside of the flanges -7 through apertures -55 and their enter ends then secured to the rim in .ue manner described before the sections -3- are clamped to the main body ---1---, thus per initting the spokes to be mored inwardly and radial]. Y in the operation of inserting; their outer ends into the nipples --1L- 'ir rini ---l'l.---. In this manner I. am enabled to use straight spokes 0t light medium or extra, heavy wire or iron Without bending or he spokes, itbeing understood at ion of attaching he spokes oi the rim is eii'eeted before together that the opt the flanges 7 to seething of the hub are secured te r the in. l't

bout bending or springin l a staggered arrangement ed while in Figs. 2 and arrangrmnent When the spokes are ti -ens of the hub are secu spokes in truin up the wheel.

ll'hat l claim is:

1%.. vehicle wheel comprising a i in a body, a pair ot integral ttli lar heads of greater t'liauieter than the hotly and each having its periphery constituting a bearing surface, oppositely arrain clamps of greater diameter t and provided with annular tlan ing toward each other over and sai l bearing st a ll bean. 1 ends ot tl the clamps; an

in wt my hand on this W i t nesses human B. llERMIAJs", Josnru BEAL. 

